Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Until now, Japan has been the Galapagos Islands of e-books.
Suddenly, with foreign companies appearing to win, the market is scrambling
to catch up and adjust.
If you lived in Russia, Indonesia, Japan or any number of other
countries, you could have a commercial service scan your books for you. In
the US, not a chance.
This July, 30 publishers from Tunisia, Libya, Senegal,
Mauritania, Algeria and Morocco will attend a workshop on textbook design led
by the Frankfurt Academy.
Join us as Publishing Perspectives’ exploration of the plays of
Shakespeare, The Play’s The Thing, begins its reading of the controversial
Merchant of Venice.
After 30 years, Paris' beloved English-language Village Voice
Bookshop is closing in July, succumbing to the digital age and changing
attitudes toward reading.
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